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Sunday, March 15, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Germany closing borders with France, Austria, Switzerland
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGermany will close its borders with France, Austria and Switzerland from Monday morning due to the coronavirus crisis, a government source tells AFP, confirming a report in German media.
The popular tabloid Bild had reported that the closures would take effect at 8 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Monday, and had claimed that goods and cross-border commuters would be exempt.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer met with state premiers from affected German regions on Sunday to agree the closures, the newspaper claimed.
The politicians aimed not only to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but also to curtail cross-border panic-buying, the report added.
Seehofer is set to hold a press conference on the decision later Sunday.
— AFP
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